St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-14
A Large Number Of Persons
Injured--Knives and Wit
riol Freely Used.
The Great Crowd Finally Dis
persed by a Detachment
Of British Infantry.
Germany and France Still
Anxious for Another Bout
With Bayonets.
Snecial Cable to the Globe.

SpeCldl CdDl0 tO lue OlOUc.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-The scene at Ira
falgar square to-day has not been
equaled since 1866, when the people, in
atteSting their right to public meetings,
destroyed the ratings of Hyde park.
Early in the day 1000 policemen took
possession of the square and its ap-
proaches, prepared to hold it and pre-
vent the advertised meeting. Soon the
different clubs, associations, etc., began
to arrive, after having marched through
the various districts, in which they be-
longed, headed by bands of music and
flying flags, banners, streamers, etc.
These detachmentS were composed OF
socialists, radicals, Irish societies
and a few trades associations, and
as fast as they came to the
square they were attacked and
dispersed by the police, only to re-
assemble and press forward. Later, as
the crowds became more dense, fierce
fights were started between the police
and the mob in Northumberland ave-
nue., Whitehall, Pail Mall and other adj
jacent streets, in which the police were
uniformly the victors. One detach-
ment, preceded by band, succeeded in
getting into the square and
A BLOODY FIGHT
ensued, which ended finally in the re-
pulse of the intruders and the injury of
many persons. With this detachment
was r. G. Graham, Liberal member OF
parliament for Northwest Lanarkshire,
who was seriously hurt and subse-
quently arrested on a charge of assault
ing the police. At 4:30 p. m.
the crowd numbered easily 100000
and it became so perfectly man
ifest that the police were power
less to disperse them that the military
was summoned. lie response to this
call force of cavalry and infantry came
upon the ground, but they refrained
from charging upon the multitude
because the people, awed by the pres
ence of the troops, had begun to DIS
perse, and by dusk comparatively few
remained. Two hundred citizens and
forty of the police were injured in the
succession of melees that took place,
and about fifty of the disturbers were
arrested, including Burns, the socialist
leader. Some of those injured were
wei, enough to leave the hospital after
their wounds had been dressed, while
others are so badly hurt that they
CANNOT FULLY RECOVER
for weeks. One patient in the Charing
Cross hospital is terribly burned with
vitriOl, which was squirted upon him
from a syringe, and another man, who
is severely cut in the thigh and in other
places, declares that he received his
wounds from two policemen, one of
whom thrust bayonet through his
thigh, while the other stabbed him with
a knife or knives. Several
of the injured policemen are
suffering from knife wounds.
1t was noticeable that the crowd
while hOoting, jeering and execrat-
ing the police, cheered the mill
tary. The infantry was posted in the
middle of the square, so that the mob
should not take possession of the square
in case they succeeded in breaking
through the police line. 1t is perhaps
fortunate that they were prevented, as
it is believed that instructions had been
given that the riot act should be read
and the infantry fire on the crowd the
the police Gordon.
A LARGE PROCESSION
of the rioters arrived at a point near the
Pail Mall about o'clock, hooting the
Carlton club as they passed its house
and cheering the Reform when they
reached its quarters, When the crowd
reached the Athen8um the police
barred their further progress
and the officers in command
shouted, ''you can't go any further"
The crowd pressed on, however, and
the police charged upon them with
batons drawn. The crowd resisted for
a moment, but the onslaught of the po-
lice was too much for them to resist and
they fell back. The police piled their
clubs vigorously, broke down the ban
ners carried by the procession
and trOd upon them and soon
the mob was in full retreat.
On their way back the retreating crowd
met another procession en- route to the
square, and with this body the fleeing
men returned. Upon the arrival of the
augmented crowd at the scene of the
first fight, they were met by
AN INCREASED FORCE
of police and in surprisingly short
space of time the fOrmidable-looking
mob was scattered In all direc-
tions. The life guards then
blacked the passage of Pail Mall and
cleared Carlton house terrace. While
all this had been going on the Prince of
Wales was sitting in cab near by, un-
observed by either the crowd or the
police. When the second procession
was broken up and scattered he directed
the cab to be turned and driven to Marl
borough house, where he ordered some
thing to drink to be served to all the
policemen on duty near the house.
The example of the prince was fol-
lowed by all of the clubs on Pail Mall
square. The police refuse bail for
COmmOner Graham, in spite of his
severe injuries. Most of the prisoners
are confined in the Bow street, Scotland
Yard and King street stations. Be-
tween the hours of and 6 o'clock,
seventy injured persons were treated at